What started out as an idea from a friend came to fruition Monday as the Emo Community Children’s Chorus met for their first rehearsal at St. George’s Anglican Church. Two boys and 18 girls, hailing from Crozier to Stratton and ranging in age from eight to 13, have signed up […]
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A group of 15 Chileans arrived in Rainy River District last week to see the Voyageur Panel OSB mill in Barwick. Hosted by Boise Cascade, last Tuesday’s visit was an integral part of the company’s plan to build an OSB mill in Puerto Montt, Chile. The visitors, including councillors, reeves, […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team used its height advantage at a tournament in Timmins last weekend to win the consolation crown with a 55-46 victory against Sudbury on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies used some hot shooting by guard Laureen Cousineau to jump out to an 8-0 lead–and led by […]
Ryan Hampton and Dallas Mosbeck, who both played for the local Bantam B•Macs “AA” rep team last season, have cracked the Kenora Midget “AAA” Stars. The pair survived the final cut at the Stars’ training camp Sunday and were placed on the 22-man roster (56 players originally tried out for […]
Heading into last Thursday’s game against the host International Falls Broncos “C” team, the Muskie “Bees” were confident they were a much improved football team. But while the team has made great strides since the start of the season, the outcome was the same as the black-and-gold suffered their third-straight […]
For the first time ever, a National Lifeguard Service course is being offered here that will allow those who pass it the chance to be a certified lifeguard anywhere in Canada. The 10-week course, which originally attracted a dozen people aged 16 and over (it’s now down to 11), includes […]
While women’s hockey continues to make great strides on a national level, those involved with the program here have started to benefit from that popularity. A “significant” number of new players signed up for the coming season during registration Saturday, coach Stuart McIvor noted, adding that helped offset the handful […]
While it’s difficult to be satisfied with a loss, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team can feel a little better after taking Whitefish Bay to a fifth and deciding game in NorWOSSA action here yesterday afternoon. After being dominated by the Winterhawks in a pair of tournament games here last […]
Carol Livingston was the ladies’ club champion at Kitchen Creek this season, finishing ahead of Donna Lee, it was announced at last night’s wind-up banquet. Carla Krawchuk was awarded the Green Cup while Ann Onichuk picked up the Olga Asplund Sr. Ladies Trophy, finishing ahead of Gerry Cousineau. Christen Thomson, […]
Despite playing a schedule made up of ‘A’ teams this season, the Muskies are finding out these schools can still play some very good volleyball. In fact, while the boys’ senior team, considered an “AA” squad, finished the round-robin portion of a two-day tournament here with an impressive 3-1 record, […]
Ontario’s proposed new gun training program for children as young as age 12 will be a further way to teach them to hunt safely, said Brian Blomme of the Ministry of Natural Resources in Toronto. The Hunter Apprenticeship Safety Program (HASP), if passed, is designed to enhance the existing Hunter […]
It’s rather rare in football to have a game decided on just the second play from scrimmage but that’s exactly what happened here Friday afternoon. Muskie running back Terry LaBelle sprang a 50-yard touchdown run just 1:33 into the game to give the black-and-gold a 7-0 lead over the visiting […]
